The Business Desk - Network Rail has confirmed a mp;pound;10m renovation of a 130-year-old West Yorkshire railway station has been mp;#39;substantially completedmp;#39;.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Reregulation of bus services in Greater Manchester completed on 5 January with the rollout of the third tranche of franchising. That final segment broadly captures the southern half of the region and is significantly bigger in scope than the first and second tranches.
Railnews - The immediate outlook for companies supplying the railway has remained mp;#39;strainedmp;#39; since the Labour government was elected in July, according to the Railway Industry Association.
Rail Magazine - The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is calling on the government to end mp;#39;boom and bustmp;#39; investment cycles and set out clear investment plans in 2025.
Rail Magazine - FirstGroup says it has mp;#39;clear plans to navigate the evolving marketmp;#39;, as it presented an upbeat set of half-year results to shareholders.
Rail Magazine - Three signal boxes have been closed as part of a huge overhaul of the signalling system at Crewe.
Rail Magazine - HS2 has been mired in controversy for years as fierce arguments continue about spiralling costs and what will actually be built. Ben Jones considers the future of the project under a new Labour government.
Rail Magazine - Eversholt Rail is preparing to dispose of its 30 Class 321 Renatus electric multiple units, even though they were completely rebuilt with new traction equipment and smart interiors at a cost of mp;pound;60 million, and only worked for five years.
Rail Advent - On Friday, 3rd January, control of rail traffic through one of Britainmp;#39;s busiest railway junctions, at Crewe in Cheshire, was transferred to a state-of-the-art Rail Operating Centre in Manchester.
Other Regional Press - It spans the A444 dual carriageway
Other Regional Press - Local MP Helen Hayes has demanded mp;#39;urgent improvementsmp;#39; from operator Thameslink
Other Regional Press - A Staffordshire concrete plant is set to be allowed extended operating hours for the next three months - to support the construction of HS2. Pyford Brook Quarry, near Alrewas, was granted planning permission in 2022 and primarily provides concrete for the high speed railway.
Other Regional Press - A pop-up transport hub in Glasgow has been praised for increasing active travel rates.
Other Regional Press - A long-running scheme to improve the road and pedestrian network around Shrewsbury's railway station will resume today after a break over Christmas.
Other Regional Press - A Cheshire MP says Network Rail has agreed to bring forward the start date for repairs to one of the countymp;#39;s railway stations following his intervention.
Carlisle News & Star - The north eastmp;#39;s directly elected mayor has called for regional leaders to run Northern train across the north of England.
Bristol Live - There were some major changes to the citymp;#39;s transport network in 2024 and more huge changes are planned
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The long-anticipated reopening of Bradford Interchange has happenedmp;nbsp;today, but duemp;nbsp;to heavy snow very few buses are in operation.
Birmingham Post - After a tough year in 2025, entrepreneurs and analysts are hopeful for the future but warn there could still be problems ahead
City AM - The Office of Rail and Road has ordered HS1 to lower its train ticket prices from April 2025, after finding it did not meet its duties for efficient spending. The 109km high-speed rail line was ordered to bring charges down by 3.8 per cent compared to its latest plans, saving passengers and freight trains as mp;pound;5m a year
Times Online - The government has admitted it may have to backtrack on a net zero mp;#39;flight taxmp;#39; if it adds hundreds of pounds to holidaymakers journeys.
Times Online - The technology, which collects road users? personal data through mobile phone apps, raised concerns about cybersecurity
The Telegraph - German industrial giant Siemens is urging Labour to let it upgrade underperforming rail routes, as the Chancellor explores cheap ways of modernising the network.
The Guardian - The capital beats Paris and Dublin, in second and third place, as traffic congestion gets consistently worse. Much like its gridlocked traffic, Londonmp;#146;s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin. Drivers in the capital spent an average 101 hours sitting in traffic last year, a 2 increase from the previous year, according to the transport analytics company Inrix.
Financial Times - Total capacity of ships on order overtakes pandemic levels despite uncertain outlook for global trade
